Category: Crime

New lighting slated for Downtown core, including alleys

New lighting slated for Downtown core, including alleys

From Downtown Albuquerque News Lighting improvements worth $1 million are coming to a wide swath of the Downtown core, including some of its darkest alleyways. Exactly where the new lighting will be installed, however, has not been decided, city spokesman Johnny Chandler told DAN. The process will begin with an audit to determine where it…

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NMSP: Man who shot at police died of self-inflicted gunshot wound

NMSP: Man who shot at police died of self-inflicted gunshot wound

From the Las Vegas Optic A Las Vegas man involved in a shootout with police last month died from “an apparent” self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, according to investigators with New Mexico State Police. Jeffrey Scott, 30, died July 17 after exchanging gunfire with officers from the Las Vegas Police Department. Scott had called…

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Mora County man pleads guilty to 2019 murder

Mora County man pleads guilty to 2019 murder

From the Las Vegas Optic One day before a Mora County man was set to go on trial for murder, attorneys reached a plea agreement. Alex H. Pacheco, 25, pleaded guilty to shooting and killing Jermain R. Jennings of Rio Rancho on Sept. 28, 2019, in Mora County. Jennings’ husband, Ben Montoya Jr., also of…

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University of Idaho launches cybersecurity master’s program

University of Idaho launches cybersecurity master’s program

From the Idaho Business Review As the threat of ransomware and other internet attacks increases nationwide, the University of Idaho (U of I) has added a cybersecurity master’s degree program to its computer science (CS) offerings. The master’s program builds on U of I’s existing bachelor’s program, which launched last fall, and gives computer science…

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Six arrested during ‘warrant roundup’

Six arrested during ‘warrant roundup’

From the Las Vegas Optic Six people were arrested during a multi-agency operation spearheaded by the Fourth Judicial District Attorney’s Office. Led by the investigations unit of the DA’s office, the “warrant roundup” sought to apprehend 30 people identified by the DA as having unserved arrest warrants. Six people were located and taken into custody…

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Man dead following shootout with Las Vegas police

Man dead following shootout with Las Vegas police

From the Las Vegas Optic A Las Vegas man died Saturday night during a shooting involving the Las Vegas Police Department. Police have identified the man as 30-year-old Jeffrey Scott. Officers with the Las Vegas Police Department responded to a home in the 1300 block of Keen Street around 9:30 p.m. Saturday night about a…

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